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Category Archives: Insects
Today I saw the dragonfly….
Today I saw the dragonfly Come from the wells where he did lie An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk; from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail He dried his wings; like gauze they grew Thro’ crofts and pastures wet with dew A living flash of light he […]
Scorpion Fly
It’s so helpful to have an entomologist in the family to identify the interesting insects I come across.
The spider’s touch….
The spider’s touch, how exquisitely fine! Feels at each thread, and lives along the line. – Alexander Pope
Hard at work
Life is full of beauty
Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain and feel the wind. – Ashley Smith
There are days…
“If confusion is the first step to knowledge, I must be a genius” – Larry Leissner Sometimes I get really frustrated with myself, especially when I am trying to learn something. On January 6th, Jennifer Cole wrote in her blog about different types of photographers (click here to view). She discussed the idea of […]
The big picture
I am a big fan of macro photography. This statement would not be a surprise to anyone who has looked at my blog, seen my Facebook page or seen more than two photos I’ve ever taken. It most certainly is not what I envisioned as my main interest when I took up photography a year ago. I […]
Love ’em or hate ’em?
I find that people have strong reactions to insects. The fact that I love to take photos of insects is somewhat surprising in that, as a friend pointed out recently, I am allergic to bees so what am I thinking taking photographs of them – and close up photos at that? As I’ve mentioned in […]
The world outside
This weekend we closed the cottage. Having grown up in landlocked Alberta, the world of cottaging was all new to me when I moved here 28 years ago. And sometimes, it still feels foreign. Out west, people go “to the lake” or “the cabin”. Here, the family cottage sits on a river and “the cabin” is the small, winterized building on […]
